Insta-Friday

It's Friday!!
Our theme this week : get outside!82 degrees, baby!
hanging out the car's sunroof in the preschool drop off line because
"mom, all my friends are doing it!"
Sigh.
super flying baby!
cruisin' the neighborhoodwe tried some outdoor pictures, but the corduroy pants were just too fascinating
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but, it wasn't all play and no work...
grocery shopping. alone.
(it was so quiet)
thanks to my fellow Instagrammers, I'm learning the CVS savings waysand this could possibly be my favorite project to date.
Finished product pictures coming soon!
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Happy weekend, everyone!

Fresh Start Sunday

Source: moneysavingmom.com via Jill on Pinterest

Insta-Friday

Happy Friday!

Major highlight of our week : warmer temperatures and some outdoor time!
Here's a peek at what we were up to...finally enough sunshine here in the mitten to try this cool trick!a little post-church photo taking on Sunday. I still can't get over how much these two love each other already...I really thought that wouldn't happen until years from now. One day this week while driving down the road I looked in my rear-view mirror and caught these two smiling and cracking each other up, my heart swelled.
I'm not sure what I accomplished this week...not a whole lot I suppose.
Holding him while he naps sure was nice though.
pajama jeans? seriously?
I'm all for being comfy, but seriously?!?
one of my least favorite things about parenting is the days when I feel
like all I'm doing is saying no. One day this week I said yes to:
1. buying birthday cake Oreos (ah-ma-zing!)
2. eating them while in the car waiting for preschool drop off
happy.happy.happyand speaking of happy, this happy guy wants you to have a great weekend!

fellow Insta-addicts, find me at : coraannedesigns

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If you follow Cora Anne on Facebook, then you've already seen this new pillow, but it occurred to me that it never made an appearance on the blog. Isn't it fun? This one sold right away, but more will be heading to Rebel soon!
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Also available at Rebel, ruffle pillows in honey & natural

Fresh Start Sunday

So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
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Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)

Insta-Friday

Happy Friday! And it's March, that means winter is done, right?!?

Here's a peek at our week...after being couped up with sick kids all last week, we were ready to get out! In the middle of a snow storm, my determination got the best of me and we headed out to our local gardens and sculpture park. Spring was in full force there. Deep breath, ahh!this time of year, they fill the gardens with all sorts of butterflies, so cool!we went out with friends on Saturday and left both kids with our babysitter. Yay! We got a text from her around 9 that Zachary had been crying for a bit, so I left this yummy drink behind and we headed for home. As luck would have it, he was totally happy by the time we got there, but I'm still so glad our babysitter wasn't afraid to call us home.this girl required an ultrasound at our local children's hospital. She thought it was so cool to get to go to the hospital, but once we were there, I could definitely sense her nervousness setting in. Praise the Lord, everything is fine!we blew through another vacuum this week. I probably average a new vacuum every two years...is that normal??? Maybe I just like to vacuum a lot? We've had a cleaning lady since just before Zachary was born, and Eric keeps telling me how good it has been for our marriage to have this "other woman" around. Ha!this new rug arrived for the kid's playroom.
happy, happy, happy!I've been working with Dann of Rebel.reclaimed on some new pillows and here are a few of the fabrics he selected. LOVE! Think he would notice if a few pieces of fabric just happened to disappear???The rule when using someone else's fabric that has no extra for error :
measure about a million times, cut once!
this arrived this week and I am determined I WILL find time to sit down and read it before next month's arrives. Maybe this weekend?and I'll leave you with my favorite picture this week of this little stud.
I love dressing him to look like an old man!
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Have a great weekend everyone!

fellow Instagramers, find me at : coraannedesigns

Square Wall Panels

It was just over a year ago that our living room was transformed into a scene from ET while our square wall panels were installed and painted. I absolutely loved how they turned out and pretty much wanted to plaster every wall in our house with squares. At the risk of going overboard though, I restrained myself and found just one more wall, this time in our basement, that I would have squares added to.

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behold, I give you some marginal cell phone pictures...

before (TV belongs on that cabinet, but Eric had already moved it out of the way)
during : squares installedthe return of the ET house for paintingpeeking behind the plastic at the first coat of paintand finally, the finished product!
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Our house is a ranch which means our downstairs family room is a bit of a bowling alley. This new wall works so well for breaking up and brightening up the space.
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And now, I promise, no more squares....(maybe)